-??
fsbfisM Uader Auspice j
Natwkal War Work Council
Y.ILC.A. ?f tU United Sutu
ttn-oi in
tOTRLLING 750,'
TflflK PART IN
I UUI\ I (111 I 111
/ Participated in Bringing Germany
to Her Knees.
PART PLAYED BY FORCES
OF AMERICA OUTLINED
Full Story Not Heretofore Told
. for Military Reasons.
REPORTS BUT FRAGMENTARY
Argonne Operations the Crux of
the War; Reduction of St.
Mihiel Salient Important.
Paris, Nov. 17, (By the Associated
Prow.)?Out of the confusion and
doze of tlie crowding military events
on the western battlclinc since Into in
September, when bnttle followed buttle
until from Plunders to Verdun
there wns ccnselcss action. It l? now
permissible*to outline to a certain e tent
the part played by the American
armies In the final decisive battle of
thto wnr. which ended with the- armistice
of last Monday.
Military reasons heretofore have
prevented accentuating the accomplishments
of the Americans, except
in a most general manner. The dispatches
from the field have been
necessarily fragmentary and possibly
were overshadowed by the account*
<*f the more dramatic operations over
the historic battlefronts to the west.
But it now-may be stated that 21
American . divisions. totalling more
than 750.000 American combat troops.
jMirtlelpatcd la the action beginning
.September 26. known variously as the
bfcttlc of the Argonne and the bnttle
of the Mouse, but which history may
call Sedan?the battle tlmt brought
Germany to her knees and as far as
human foresight goes ended the
world's bloodiest and costliest war.
Crux of the War.
* In order to understand the military
situation which made the Argonne operation
the orux of the war. it Is
necessary to go back to the reduction
of the St. Mlhlcl salient in the middle
of September. This brilliant American
achievement Js still fresh in hismenacing
enemy's defensive projection
*oward Verdun and weakened the
"lertiy's defensive by threatening
Metz. one of Germany's two greatest
advance railway centers for distributing
troops and supplies along
the Montmedy-Sedan line.
Metz alco was the pivot on which
'he enemy .swung through Belgium
'nto Frnnce and therefore obviously
it was the pivot on which his retirement
must hinge. The Argonne. the
next step below her.*, threatened the
great railway arteries running westward
from Metz.
German Power Overcome.
With the conclusion of the St
Mihiel action, the steady inflow of
American forces caused a displacement
of power as between the allied
and German armies. Thus it nr
jonger was necessary to pursue a
policy of reducing n salient or nibbling
at It. The American troops had
shown what they could do.
A broader policy of general attack
along the entire line was then adopted
and the high command called upon
General Pershing to take the Argonnc
? sector, admittedly one of the most
if not entirely the most, difficult or
the whole front. The broken terrain
the topography and the lack of roads
made a problem difficult to describe
Germany had in four years fortified
i It to the last degree of military skill
with superb roads, both rail and motor.
connecting up to the rear positions
and bases.
The outstanding feature of the At gonne
forest is a long chain of hilb
running north and south, covered
with a dense growth of trees an 1
undergrowth, making an advance difficult
and offering superb defensive
qualities. Virtually no roads exist ir
the forest except for a few transversa
passes running east and west. The
soil is such that the least rain cover?
It Into a slippery, miry mess. In othei
words the physical condition is suck
that the lin? of attack for an advancing
army Is limited to vallevs
hflaf among; whlcrfia ih.a of the Aire
frSetttSSt. '&?Tkrei^l*rdhthatCthnJ
via no second 8t. Mlhlel. but an en
ArprlBe 'at whtch other armies ha
'Vldjced-tlfor four years., They knet
tHlt there tea* to be fdu*ht a flgh
hh^wRh the first ^batUe ^of th
et, the'eAlmi: . It forced back* here th
athmy must five way to the west. I
he held hajcmld hold elsewhere.
It wne jSP?kbreak ot Sep tern bo
S?*>?hen the Americans went In. Uslnl
line divisions for the preliminary at
ark and under vigorous artiller
- import titey advanced Ave kilometer
sken wholly hy surprise The seconc
day he threw Into the line Ave coun
trr-attack divisions he had held li
-toae* ' >-ve I Thay were his bes
:soe ,>v felled not only t<
"tR!
Printed Weekly for Hie Y
ERICAN DIVISIONS,
DMBATflNTS
l_ IE BOTTLE
I pus. Americans back, but they
fallc\ check the gradual advance
of t. merlcans over the difficult
terra.
The t phase of the action ended
Octobt 1. during which the Americans'
ft- ns -were not large but they
compelled the enemy to use a largo
pumber of divisions, which became
slowly exha&sted- and thus were unable
to parry the hammering he was
receiving frbm the French and British
on the \vestv ?
Fighting in Woods Bitter.
It was bitter fighting in the woods,
brush and ravines, over a region perfectly
registered and plotted by the
enemy w her# his guns, big and little,
could be used with the greatest efficiency.
The. original nine American
divisions in Some cases were kept in
the line over three consecutive weeks.
The American reserves then were
thrown In until every division not engaged
on another part Of the line had
been put into action.
It is a fact commented upon with
pride by the American commanders
and complimented by the allies that
seven of these divsions that drove
their way through this hard action
never before had been in an active
i sector, while green troops, fresh from
j home, were poured in as replacements.
The Associated Press dispatches
from day to day told what these men
I did; how the enemy was slowly pushed
| back from his strongest and most vital
positions, through one defense system
' I after another, using his finest selected
j troops, which had been withdrawn in
many instances from other portions of
i the line, in an effort to hold an enemy
which he derisively said last spring
; could pot be brought to Europe, and if
so would not fight, and even if he
j tried to fight wpuld not know how to
do so.
i} The attack delivered tne morning
of November 1. which began the sec,
j ond phase, of the Argonne battle, was
I the death blow to the German army.
[Between September 26 and October
, j 31 enemy divisions to the number of
; 36 were identified as being opposed
i to the Americans in this sector. Re
tween November 1 and November 6
the enemy threw in 14 fresh divisions,
: but all in vain.
i Fighting every foot of the way the
i j American advance averaged five kiloi
meters dally over terrain constantly
growing more difficult, with the lines
I of communications and supply daily
I lengthening and attenuating, while
i j roadmakers for the transport and othi
' er supply organizations worked day
1 I and night at their tasks.
Day by day the official communica
lions ana mo ivi^pnune evou iu me
i 1 cans that for every mile the Germans
! j pave way before them they were
' , yielding another mile to the British
[and French on the left; that the
American pressure was felt like an
' ! electric current throughout the line.
Americans Broke Through.
1 | On the morning of November 2 the
^ I German official communication told
the Americans they had won. because
| j for the first time in the war the enemy
' i officially admitted that the American
' 1 attack had effected a break-through.
The Americans knew that what finally
j happened on the morning of Novemi
her 11 when the armistice was sign;
! ei. was only a question of days.
Last Monday morning the general
[, commanding a certain division was
called to the telephone in a far ad1
j vanoed position and asked if he had
understood th.it fmstilitles were to
, | have ceased at 11 o'clock in the morni
ing.
, 1 "Yes." replied the gener-al. *T -lid
i I But at 10:5S we w *'-e gains like hell."
[many officer's arrive
j from camp gordon
' Camp Greene Receives 43 New
i Second Lieutenants.
Forty-three second lieutenants arrived
Saturday from Camp Gordon
i and have reported at headquarters.
: Most or tn^se men nave neon assigned
I J to the development battalions and are
i I ns fo'lows:
William Po i. son, 11. A Plr.ggc. Guy
. 1 T. Reid. C. F. Fulton. August Mewes,
, It. M. Dun woody. Werner W. Moore.
I .1. flt. Wcidnov. C. A. Wilson. J. V.
? Hueit. U. I. P.rinklov. At lea Schlentz,
, Then. P.. Irmrchot*. .1. P. Street. It L.
: Klfer. Richard W. II. Klein,
i , IT. T. ,|nne?. It W Younger, C\ P.
i Pi?hoi?. WH'iian Smith. (*. M. Sutton.
. ' 1'.. P. I3*?xter, R- W. Lewis, c. It. Lane.
I'J, N. Hearn. C. A. Loyetott, C. . V.
NichoU. G. H, MacDowell, C. R.
Sharp. Clafonp* Cast^ XjA Wha^ley.
> C; M, StuikSll; L. E. Zellncr, A. A.
. McNeil. q. M. Uphonw. D. J. *?r?
KUBotr. Uwrennp Ch*Tr#t?. W. W.
Love. C D. Mnclt. H. B. Howard, C.-.T.
I jwebl?
} SPLENDID PROfillAMS THIS
I WGUK AT "Y" BUILDINGS
t'vPTW Wednesday NIglit.
1 102?Open. ^
_ 101?Concert, ladies from Chary,..*
, 104?Religious?Rev. Dr. Or,
mond,
i JOB?-Movies. /
B 108?Concert, ladles from Charlotte.
X
- . Host
pltal?Movies. n
5 283?Religious.
284?Religious.
Thursday Night.
102?Coricert, ladles of Charlotte.
" *
108?Open night.
104?Movies.
106?Religious, pev, Dr. Ivor7
V son.
1 *&Mp> Movies. V
; Ho?1
pltal?Religious, Rev. Dr. Garth.
' 283?Open.
J 284?Open.
Friday Night.
2 102?Movies.
i 103?Religious. Rev. Dr. Rossi
ter.
. ivi?Luuteri, unanoue muies.
f 105?Movies.
r Hos,
pital?Open,
t 283?Open.
\ 284?Open.
Saturday Night,
l Open night at all "Y" buildings
t witlv the exception of 103 and 10C
> when movies Will be shown.
s?-'
LNCF.
. M. C. A. by Courtesy of (?!
NC
POPULAR SONGS HEARD H
IN AN ARMY'CAMP |
? ?
Soldiers Request Trench and
Camp to Publish Words This
Week.
.
You can always hear the soldiers
humming or trying: to sing some sons
and that Is one reason that the government
endorses a camp singer and
1 also why the "Yr" provides a camp j
singer in every camp. A request has I
| come to Trench and Camp for the j
| words of the most popular songs, the
soldiers stating that they know the
| tunc but not the words. Any other
i songs desired .published by soJdlers
should let their wants be known. I
i Here are some of the most populhr: /
;? ? <
OVUR THERE! *
Over there, ov^r there. c
Send the word, send the word over
*
That the Yanks are coming.
The Yanks are coming.
The drums rum-tum-mlng everywhere;
t
So prepare. say a pray'r. f
Send the word, send the word to : t
bewar?; I t
We'll be over, we're coming over, | >
And we won't come back till It's over. t
over there. j j
"? * |
I GOOD-IiYK BROADWAY,
HELLO FRANCE! ; ,
I Good-bye Broadway. Hello France, 1 j
we're-ten million strong, ? | }
Good-bye sweethearts, wives and J
mothers. It-won't take us long. ,
i Don't you worry while we're there, It's
for you we're fighting, too, <
So good-bye Broadway. Hello France, j
j We're going tp square our debt to you. 1
K-K-K-KATY. ]
; Iv-K-K-Katy. beautiful Katy,
j You're the only g-g-g-girl that I ' ^
j adore;
j When the m4ti'm-moon shines, over j j
the cow shed. j {
i I'll f>e waiting at the k-k-k-kltchen j ,
door'
; GOOD MORNING. MR. ZIP-ZIP- '
ZIP! ! .
I Good morning. Mister Zlp-Zlp-Zip, j j
{ With your hair cut Just as short as i
mine. . . ,
Good morning. Mister Zip-Zlp-Zlp,
I You're surely looking fine,
I Ashes to asho8, and dust to dust. t
If the^Camels don't get you. the Fatl- .
mas must.
! Good morning, Mister Zip-Zlp-Zlp. |
: With your hair cut just a3 short as.
Your hair cut Just as short as. ,
! Your hair cut Just as short as mine. |
j WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
I Where do we go from here. boys.
where do we go from here? j|
| Slip a pill to Kaiser Bill and make j
him shed a tear;
And when we see the enemy we'll j
shoot them In the rear,
I Oh Joy, oh boy, where do we go from
here?
i'\t cai?i?v r nk r?i? vni* /t?!
I'm sorry, dear, so sorry, dear,
I'm sorry I made you cry;
WorTr ymifpr^rt.-Mron'* you-forgive.? j
Don't let us afcy good-bye^
One little,word, one little smile.
| One little kiss, won't you try?
| It breaks my heart to hear you sigh.
; I'm sorry I made vou cry'
IT'S A I.ONCi WAV TO RKKLIN, |
BTT WK'LL GbTT THKIIE! ,
| It's a Ion? way to Berlin, but we'll get j
thei-e.
Uncle Sam will show the way.
-j Over the line, then across the Rhine.
Shouting Hip! Hip! Hooray?
1 We'll sing Yankee Dood.e "Under the J '
Linden."
With some real live Yankee pep! i
Hep! | '
jit's a long way to Berlin, but we'll 1
get there.
I And I'm on way. by heck! By heck!
i MANY IN CAMP GREENE
CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH
| Interesting Data From lntelli-j:
j gence Office, Shows 283 in-f
j That Class, Speaking 22 Languages.
Some interesting information has
j been secured by the intelligence offiI
cer. Lieutenant R. J. McCandlish, with
1 reference to the number of men in j ,
I Camp (Ireeno who cannot speak a '
j word of English. It is the plan of
I the government, through this office. :
, j to do all possible to educate these
I zens just as soon as possible. Up to ;
| date there are 283 men In the camp ,
I who do not understand English and ,
i cannot read nor write the language.
; In the list is included 53 Americans
, who are in that class but these are
' from families who do not sneak Kng!
lish though they are Amerce an clti!
zens the same as the rest.
I The list of foreign speaking Amer- j,
leans is as follows:
Bulgarian 1, Russian 26. Swede 1,
Polish 28. Italian 184: Yiddish ?.)
American 63. Greek 8. French 3, Aha- ,
I trian 23, T.urka 3, Bohemian 7, Hungarian
8, German 2. Danish 1, Finnish
1, Rumanian 1, Mexican 3,
! Chinese 1, Lithuanian 1, Scotch 1,
Norwegian 1. '
, : ON THE ADJUTANTS Br/xFV.
I'm on the adjutant's staff
Writing all the day
I can't begin to laugh
Because I'm not on my way
To the field where cannon roar
. TVith laddies by your side
Who are gaining ground by the score
In No-Man's Land so wide.
' Yes, I wish f could pack my barrack
bag '
And start for over there.
Where the Tommies are making the
enemy snag.
Here, there and everywhere.
The doctor says my sight is poor.
They want men with good eyes.
Who can fire away without a lure
Which would choke the enemy's
Such is the life of Omar Ren,
Who joined the army to use a gunj
And now is pushing a pen.
I haven't -got the pep and stlm.
I feel Just like a calf.
I ain't rugged nor in trim,
'Cause I'm on the adjutant's staff.
We call him chief who leads us here.
We Jump for Joy* and do not fear,
While the poor devi)s over there
Receive their wounds from the air.
In my dreams I've reached the land,
But when awake I know Just where
I stand.
If my neok was only like that of a !
giraffe
i You'd never find me on the ad- j
Jutant's stafT. BY S. J. P. |
* V Camp Headquarters.
i an:
hr (tfjatfloii* ?tert
>VEMBER 20, 191
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROCLAIMED BV
Says
the Alrierican People Have
Year to Be Grateful and Rej o
brought ffot Only Peace but
Day as Weil, a Day in Which
' vro"
Washlnxtda^ov. 17.?President W
jmutcd ThtarstU^ November 28, as Thai
American i>copte have special unci movj
"'oniplctc? victora, Ho sulci, has bifoiighl
immJse of a new; day well. In which
?us intrigue the nations."
-tfSP i: '
THANKSGIV1
Bjr the President of the l*n
A PROCLA:
It bus long 'bkcoi nor ens torn to turn
ind thnnksglvlivmo Almighty God for I
is it nation. THflKycar we have special
o rejolee. Go^fpa in His good p'.casi
us u more cCHiifttn of arms, u mere r<
vnr. It has coq&pnji a great triumph of
is, not peace aim*, but the confident pr
ustlce shall rcftanp. force and Jealous i
ant armies liaro'Mart let pu ted in a trlui
Jy any purposd jq? seHlsh aggression,
mmortnl glory OMrlUivc nobly served t
has Indeed beewKnrctous. We have cni
strengthens in Wjfllt the best traditions
dilnos about us, Jn'which <fur hearts tali
;icw hope to greater duties.
While we i^fodcr thanks for these
Itvlnc /ruidanceyin the performance of
rorglvcncss for jm! errors of act or pur
kvo shall strengthen the ties of friends
tre must assist build the new struclui
nations. 5/
Wherefore, \yoodrf>w Wilson, Pre
lea. do hereby dfeijgnatc Thursday, the 1
is a day of thfltykBglvIng and prayer, n
'and to cease upon that day fVom the I
several homes and places of worship tc
nations. #1 7 rw
In witness whereof, I lta roihercun
)f the United States to be affixed.
Done In the "district of Columbia tl
year of our Ix?d one thousand, nine h
Icpcndenco of t|M> 'United States of Ame
By the President:
ROBERT IjAXSfXG, Secretary of
SOLDIERS PIT PEP ~
IN PEIIipPON
Furnished Decorated Trucks, I
Military Companies, Bands
and Plenty of Noise. |'
"To day 1b iifji|r Fourth of July of
the World." TUkMUn Col. Macomb <
In a speech at ^ * luii&heon given at 1
tho Selwy? hote^^Mfemday. No run*. .
ber 11." In celebration of the ending '
of the greatest of world wars. And no J
truer words were ever spoken for they J .
bore proof to President Wilson's of- . (
ten repeated remarks that "the world
must be made safo for democracy," 5
and "autocracy must go."
After a day filled with great Joy (
demonstrations and wild enthusiasm
from dense mobs of seething human- '
Ity that crowded the streets, the cli- ,
max was reached at night in the big j
civilian and mlltary parade that formed
at 7:30 at the old Southern station. '
A detachment from the provost guard "
opened the line of march and escort- .
rd an automobile bearing Col. Ma- (
comb. Mayor McNInch and ex-Chief
Wm. S. Orr. who marshalled the
forces into line. Next came a body of (
officers and Y. M. C. A. secretaries,
followed by the presonnc! staff of j
camp headquarters who led the enlisted
men. Their snappy marching j
was one of the outstanding features
and was favorably commented upon. .
A long line composed of other units
from Camp Greene, that covered
many city Mocks, followed. Three military
bands placed at appropriate intervals
made marching a pleasure and
livened up the procession. Considering
the fact that it was a strictly
impromptu affair as nil arrangements | '
were practically done on the spur of
the moment. Is noteworthy.
Mottoes, epigrams and pithy savings.
dene in colors on posters 35x36
were carried on the line of march by 1
soldiers, nurses, and college girls, and
drew many a laugh (ro.n thn crowd.
A squad of skilled artists and letterers . j
supervised by Private I.eon A. Mayer,
of camp headquarters company, were
In charge of the work of arrangements.
A few slogans that caused
particular comment were "The kaiser 1
wanted more territory, we cave hint
hell!" "Undefeated 177S-1812-1R83- '
1 8fl.S-1918." a portrait of General Fooh
and above the words "They Shall Not i1
Pass," and a carjoon of the kaiser and j
the crown 'prince rushing into Hoi- |
tai\d. chased by* wild eyed revolutionists
with the ln^nrlptlan "In Dutch, in'
Holland."
The line oif m^rch led to East Morehead
street, where a big bonfire wai
Ip full blaft*. iThe huge crowd was
gathered around it. A scaffold was
then erected and two life sjsed figurea,
stuffed life ragdoll*. of tl^e kaiser
and Von diindenburg was burned Inefflgy.
fo4he great delight and cheering
of the crowds.
< CORP. S^AtTLEY M. CANE. h
Headquarters Company Infantry, 1
Camp Greene. "N. c!
GASTONIA PREPARES -OR
, CAMP MINSTEL SHOW
Special ito The Observer.
Gastonia. N<^. 18..?Members of the
Red Cross society of Qasfonfa are
aldipg In advertisings (he minstrel show
whlon is.to be given at the high sohool
auditorium Wednesday evening by the
enlisted men from the United States
armv base hospital. Camp 0f#en*.
Half of the profits fropt the show are
to go to the Red Cross society, of Oastonin
and half to the mess* fund of
the base hospital. * 7 t
The hospital minstrels arc booking
dates in several towps as the result J
of the-marked success of tha Initial t
performance of the soldier company I
in Charlotte last Thursday night. It"
was understood that the show will be
given in Kannapoh" Saturday flight.;
TROOPS SENTVO PREWtaat> >
FOR OTHERS' RETURN
One company of the
battalion left Camp Greene for afl At-j
lantlr port to assist in preparations
for handling troops that will be re-1
turned, beginning probably without!
long delay, from the front oggBgHH
Negro troop* compose this unit. J
_ ISlff
:?r >'
D Cfl
\ct Edition forM
, NOVEMBER
'JHE PRESIDES
Special and Moving CausellH
ice; Complete Victory
Confident Promises of a NMWH
Incline ^hall Ronhro PnpMiv<Vri
'"w?vv wiimii Iivpiuvv i
ilson, In a proclamation todajY-ffl||(g.
nksgivlng Day and said this yfio^^H
tig cause to be grateful and
; not only poucc, hut the col^H
"Justice shall replace force uatLJjttfll
ited States of Adierlca.
IIATION.
i in tlie autumn of the your In p|relte
lis many blessings and mercies to M
and moving cause to be grateful and
ire given us pence. It has not qMH
?llcf fronuho strain and trutfS^dM
right. Complete victory has brought
omlso of a new day as well. In v/nH
ntrlguc among the nations. OurflKj
nph which Is not marred or stshlSl
In a righteous cause they have Won
heir nation in serving mankind. God
use for such rejoicing as rcvivfHttpff
i of our nntlonal history. A ncnMBrnK
e new courage and look forward with
things, let us not forget to seek the
those duties, and divine mnrcjr 4jltt
pose, and pray tlmt In all we do
hip and mutiutfresprct upon fm|
re of pence and good will aniod^H
sident of the United States of
twenty-eighth day of November next,
nd Invite tbc people throughout the
r ordinary occupations and In their
> render thanks to Cod. the ruler of
to sot my hand mul caused tlie MMt
lis sixteenth day of November In the
nndrcd and eighteen nhd of thft'jfth*
rlca tlie one hundred ami fo-.*ty-thlfiL
WOODROW WILSON.* ^
v$z
State.
SFFICEflS ONGEHERELEMI
'fiRMY OF BCGUPftTIBir
Seneral Dickman Organized
Third Division?General Craig
Was 41st Division Chief of Staff.
?*?
Announcement contained in A?SO-|
stated Press dispatches yester day of |
:he name of the cot?trr.ander of ^ the
dgnal honors had heen conferrttKJH
General Pershing up6n two high^'of*1
fleers formerly- stationed at ClilAp
Greene. here. > V
General Joseph T. Dickman. com(handing
the Third army, came here
ihout a year ago to assume command
of the camp and organize the Third
(regular) division. which he commanded
when that unit went overseas
soon after winter broke. Later
General Dickman was made a cohpa
commander, succeeding one of the
several corps commanders who were
returned several weeks ago to America.
While commanding his division,
General Dickman established himself
among military leaders as an able
commander.
The Brigadier General Malin Cratfj,
mentioned as the chief of staff of the
army commanded by General Dickman.
is the former chief of staff of
the Forty-first (Sunset) division.
which was the nrst large unit ipo-billzed
tit Camp Greene. Then Lieutenant
Colonel Crulff. he left -tftpP,
France with Major General Hunter
Liggitt three weeks after his arrival
here. General Liggitt spent four
hours ?at this camp and continued to
Washington to receive orders to pro<v
reed overseas. ^
NINTH COMPANY.
roritTii Hl'.CIU IT CAMP
Gn account of moving from one
irea to another and everyone wo rking
12 hours a day for the last week, the
editor has not much news to offer, but
thought we could not let the week go
by without making any comment.
We all have been working so hard,
lately that a midnight _ laundry has
been started, and we can dry our
rlothcH by the moon.
It did the buck privates good to see
several of the line sergeants d< >ing K.
I' work for three days last week. "^4
don't like to mention their names in
public.
Among the transfers this week to
the labor battalions were Thorntdtl
Heir, Leonard and Murphy.
'Everone is glad to see Sergeant
Boggs back pn the company street
after being ill for eome time with the
We *H WjMjder who Geo. R. WI1Sergeant
Qflmore has returned
after accompanying the remains of
Clarence Koplrison to Weil Virginia.
Bince the merilni of'the companies
a tallow don't know whether he la
alktng to an acting sergeant or a buok
private. The .number seema about
Everyone- ml ones Aloyalue.
Boye! We muat hartd It to our mesa
sergeant and corps ot cooks tor good
eats and service. The beat evidence ot
this Is t|l look and aak those who lett
the company.
Sergeant Archibald -Boyd is certainly
a popular young man with the
boys.
Q. M. C. STARTS I.COITO'.
Sorgeant Duncan Burroughs to second
lieutenant Wednekday and will
proceed to Hew Tork city, where he
will report for doty,
8erfeant Harry Coplen of the subdepqfr.-Jnartormaster
detachment recelved
hde ordere. appointing him to
of second lieutenant and
prooeeds to Baltimore, Md? for duty.
Sergeant David Borger, sub depot
auartarmaater. was appointed second
M. utenan* and Is attached to the 3*4
labor battalion for duty. Ho Is hopin*
to be eent across lb the naar fumaster,
was ordered to report
for training to Camp Johnson. Jackbrnneh
received" his commission as
f?-Hmh&H ' ^ /
HKti&* >;>' " ' ?1 ; ''% > 7
^^^By,?,.^'' ^ ^~- .. y.
Charlotte Men Returned From
Officers of Fightblg in France. |
The membera of the Camp Greene
Officers' club held a smoker lost niKht
at tho Southern Manufacturers' clut-.
and during tho evttlng they heurd
Charlotte men retteoed from overMas
talk of the ftfltt&ttng in France.
Col. A, C. Macomb, commanding
Camp Greene, was unanimously elect- p
d president of the- organization.
Other offlcw choeejii^wer-e
Various commlttse^Jirorc appointed Y
and plans ^for 0*J^Ja"?"hatwer*
^mp^Greene^ rendered musical num- F
MANY NEW AMERICAN . I.
ClTIZENSyDE MONDAY d
Cfass of 93 Rsusived Rousing
Rscsption as They Were Nat- >
uralized. ^ ?
- A class of M. sold lore were made | e
American clttsens Monday morning at i v
"Y" 101 under very patriotic and 1
auspicious circumstance.. A rrcular "
program of music sud speaklnc was ,
arranged and In chfgfesiof Lieutenant _
R- J McCandlish, tgkHkinp intelll- I.
gence officer, antgf tti aroused the | J
American spirit of the newly made ; ?
? ?' uisum JMIUH. I,
The Fourth Recruit bund was pres- ! ..
ent, furnishing the music and Intro- ?
ducing the AmcrIcM?."rscruIts'' to the ,
national anthem and a very rousing
speech was made by Judge HaVding.
of the superior court, followed by one ,t
of Colonel Macomb's Characteristic ?
and snappy talks. .r t ' ?
The ceremony was trery Impressive w
as the men ewore their allegiance to
their newly chosen -country and a
| stirred every man present. b
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS f<
RECRTf CAMP 5 tl
Commanding officer. Captain Harry ?
V. Melssner. v ?
Personnel adjutant, Captain Lem- J
uel W. Boy kin. <
Adjutant, Second Lieut. Win. K. J!
! Lesley/ *
I Supply officer, Second Lieut. Je- J
rpQaix?' II
Asslet supply ofncer/Mrtl Lieut.- 1
Wm. Burr Hill. tl
Assistant supply officer, Second ^
Lieut. Edwin Plasenig.
Company No. 1?Captain Carl F.
Swanland, commanding; Second h
Lieut. Wm. Hugh Funk, Second Lieut, o
Wm. E. Heimel. n
Company No. 2?Second Lieut. v<
John D. Mangtim, commanding; Sec- h
ond Lieut. John R. Tucker, Second
Lieut. Albert R. Taber, Second' Lieut, f'
'Barney B. Gussow. t<
Company No, 3?Captain Charles a
S. Watson, ^commanding; Second 8'
Lieut. Guy H. Wells, Second Lieut. ]
Mack C. Autrey, Second Lieut. Pres- \ *
ton Parr.
-Company No< 4?Captain Theodore ^
W. Mjetcalfe, commanding; Second)*}
*-.n7ui. nirum w*.- Hummer, second j '
Lledit. Thomas ft; Corn well, Second j 1
Lieut. Coy C. Parks, Second Lieut. !]
Box neau K. Steadman.
Company No. % ?Second Lieut, j ^
Clarence F. Munshower, command- i'
inarr Second Lieut. Samuel H. Palmer, i
Second Lieut. William T. Wilklns. 1 .
Second Lieut, "Daniel Id. Balrd. i .
. Company No. 8?Second Lieut. | c
Lewis D. Brown, commanding; Sec-i'
ond Lieut. Joseph B. Furman. Second j c
Lieut. Wm. Q. Williams. Second Lieut. '
Robert D. Rutledge I ^
Company No. 7?Captain Ernest A. I j
Jenson, commanding; Second Lieut. (
Charlee R. Wells, Second Lieut. Frank j
Q. .Oarlock. "* '> i r
--Company No. -8?Second Lieut. Ar- | t
Quinlan, commanding: Sec- i
Ond Lieut. Patrick F. Kelly, ,Second v
Lieut. Francis E. Harris, Second
Lieut.' Albert L. Cromley. t
Company No. 9?Second Lieut. | n
Cuthbert W. Bunckley. commnnding-, , t
LleuL Rimer Young. Second n
Lieut. Frank R. Titman. Second Lieut. :
Nathaniel B. Boyd I r
Headquarters Company ? Second j y
Lieut. Charles M. Sinclair, command- | ,,
in sr. corral officer. y
Casual Unit. 1 r
J Commnnding1 officer. Captain Henry ! ^
Ox Thome. c
Adjutant, Second Lieut. Ernes: S 1 t
Wall.
Personnel officer. Second Lieut |r
Howard E. Cntrtp. I j
' / Company No; 10?Second Lieut ' ?
'Rene L. Herbert, commnnding. Sec T
> ??nd* Lieut. George Ch'rlswoll. Second j
Lieut. Charles 71. (loodenough. ' ,
Company \ No. 14?Second Lieut, <
Robert G. Golden, commanding; Second
Lieut. Olaf Mnrthlnson. 1
j Police officer. Second Lieut. John
I D. Penland, fire marshal.
In addition to other duties. Second i ,
Lieut. Guy H. Wells, summary court, j J
j A photogrnph of these officers np-u
pears elsewhere in -his , ,
MINSTREL SHOW oni'.
or season's hits
The minstrel show. Riven by the ,
base hospital, at the Auditorium | ,
Thursday night, w is one of the most
successful military productions yet ; ,
staged in Charlotte. Nearly every
number was encored and features of |
the choVal assemblies, were called for 1
continued repetitions.
Corporal Joe*La\vlor put across the i
big hit in his comedy efforts, which : '
were ".of a class not tinctured with the
amateurish. I'
Private Gates sang with that ex- <
prosslon which hfts made him one of j
the best known of the soldier songs- 1 '
ters who have performed in Charlotte, j
There were no weak numbers 1
among the end men specialties *?nd | <
the organisation by Sid Meyers, dl- j 1
rector, and himself a vaudeville per- i
former, of marked ability was the talk | s
of the city on Friday Efforts may |
be made .to have the minstrel show J
reproduced.?Cadueeus.
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ARMY NEWS k
FOR ARMY MEN I
- s
AND a
THEIR HOME FOU<8 < |
. J I
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GUNTO MOVE i
NTO GERMANY!
EAR LY^ SUNDRY
are Will Be Taken and Nothing 1
Left to Chance. ' 1
ANKS RESTED AND EAGER
irrangements Such That Battle
Formation Could Be Assumed
Almost Instantly.
With the American Forces in
rancc, Not. 1?.?The American army
III be grin to move toward Gcrxnauy
l 5:30 o'clock Sunday morning. The \
my will travel about 15 miles cadi
the army Jant organiied has falsi
the honor of heading- the first big
alt of the allied occupational force,
he advance will be made In columns
ad not in the order of bottle so long:
>llowed. Bat it Is not forgotten that
chnlcally, at least, there la still a
nte of war. Nothing: will be left to
liance and every precaution will bo
iken to guard against surprises, nor1th
standing none Is expected
Care will be taken to have the force
ell elchoned. The advance guard will
o followed by engineers who have
[yen Instructed not only to repair
Tads and reconstruct bridges but to
is poet keenly every object and potion
that might be a trap. Mines
111 be sought carefully.-The Germans
ave sent word tlffit the way Is open
rxl the mines removed except in cases
hich they have designated. Water
Iso will hp Inspected' carefully.
POTporcd for Surprise.
The arrangements in force are such
tat the -entire formation could be
Itered almost Instantly, to battle forlatlon.
Divisions moving to the front
ill have others in support and the
anks will be carefully covered. In
ddition a long line of observation ,
a 1 loons will be up behind the lines '
nd they too will be moving slowly
jrward, observing tjie movements of
ae retreating Germans. "
The advancing Americans will be
anked by the armies of France, and
y Sunday evening it Is expected that
ae advanced elements of the Amer;ans
will cross the Belgian border.
Tie flfth French army on the left '
nd the tenth French army on the
Ight will advance abreast the. Americans,
white far along the line to the
?ft and right the allied troops will
(mthmc to march^ toward tho lino
J- the honor conferred upon therti.
he divisions of the new American
rmy awaited engerly Saturday n^ght
he order to advance. Many of th%m
rere newly equipped with uniforms.""
Wenthcr Much Colder.
The weather since hostilities cease.!
as turned much colder, ico forming
n the brooks and thinly crusting the
luddy roads, but the men looked forrard
to the steady mnrch along th"
Ighways with keen pleasure.
The American advance will begin
rom Mouzon to Thinucourt. the exfhding
lines embracing Luxemburg
nd Brley. up the valley of the Mopile.
The occupation of the territory#
rhlch Is being steadily evacuated bv
he Ocrpians according to the terms of
he armistice will not be carelessly
listened. It will be some (lays before
Serman soil Is reached, but in le*?'*
ime the duchy of Luxemburg will be
penetrated, perhaps even to its enptal.
iECRETARY J. T. MANCJl'M
Wllil. GO OVERSEAS
M. C. A. secretaries Saturday mornntr
in Camp Greene, Camp General
lecretary J. T. Mansrum announced
hat he had received word that asured
him that he would be able to
:et passports for overseas dutv by the
Irst of the year. Secretary Mangum
s state recruiting officer for North
'arolina ns well as camp general sec etary
at Camp Greene and has done
i magnificent wor-k for the Y. M. C. A.
n both branches. He is an untiring
vorker. a man of broad experience.
>oth in this country and abroad, and
i speaker of extraordinary ability and
he addition of his efforts to the staff
broad will be of great assistance to
he work of the Y. M. C. A., as well
,s n los* in the home work.
One of the best speeches of the year
.n the war work campaign was made
n?t Thursday night hv Sergeant Haroll
following the minstrel show given
>y the Rase hospital section. He
ught to be on the fo>i* minute men
1st. Sergeant Harrold is also editor
>f Caducous, the magazine Issued bv
he Ra?e hosnitnl.
Secrctarv Rice. wh? has heon busi?ess
secretary for th'? Y. M. C. A., has
>^en transferred io Y 105 as building
lecretarv, the change having been
nnde because of the return of C. O.
'adgett who had resigned expecting
o he called into the service of Uncle
Sam.
riiiitTFKN no\F.Bs aruivf.
FROM CAMP GORDON
Camn Gordon's Infantry lost some
if tnetr nesi men whon 13 of thorn
rere transferred to Camp Creene la?-t
I'riday. These bovs are nf Cnr-n
llreene. and are npv'?nrt ' *
company, Q. M. C They ere
ill full of pep. and a few < ? ?'
have n'rcadv shown It at V M. C
\T,v 10". They are Mike Kf'-t"-"
fh ?rlev T.vnch and Youne Mulligan.
Rut their real showing was not the
:\s thev were not In trim at that time,
hut that did not stop t*ieni from w!~nlnc
their bouts
We hope that hv the next hotit night
we can show the rest of the hov<. <
fallow* 1111! Dean. Charlev William',
rjeo. (P- 'tllnc) Hurley, Tommy A"inino.
Kid I?\'ndeooff. Tim Power*-,
"harlle i Chick) Sullivan. FranVey
Hanson. \V. StoinwoUl and Young Dis:asl.
Th"??' hovs don't carrv w -t
wratche*. they keep time with .the'r
fact. Therefor*- they're on their own
Lime and only rearret that they couM
not show their "pen" oyer there instead
of at Camp flreene.
Yours truly.
*?ER</1\ S. J. III'RKB.
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